Results 2012/13

Highlights

Malcolm Duckworth was awarded the East Herts Coach of the Year in July 2013. Malcolm has been coaching at the club continuously since 1996. In marathon, BSCC were second overall in the Essex Winter Series. Individual class winners were Richard Baker & Paul Surrage (Marathon C2) and Ant Wright (novice C1). Sim English was selected to take part in the Gent International Marathon in Belgium (23/3/13), and finished 6th in u18 Men's K1, despite winds over 20mph, temperatures only just above freezing, a snow blizzard and intermittent hail storm. Mike Panrucker completed the non-stop DW in 24h 33m with Bill Playle (B&D CC) in some of the severest weather the race has ever seen - 44th out of the 160 boats who set out in the Senior Doubles Kayak class (59 crews failed to finish at all). In May Matt Parkes was promoted to Division 3. In August, Toby Booth was 4th in u10 Boys Lightning at the National Marathon Championships, Pangbourne, and again at the Hasler Finals in Reading in October. The BSF Lightning squad were 6th at the Reading Finals. Having finished the season in 4th place in the Eastern Region, BSCC achieved 16th place overall at the Hasler Finals, including a 4th place in Div 3 for Josh Young, earning him promotion to Div 2.

In sprinting, Simeon English was selected for GB Canoeing's National Talent Squad, based on his successful performances in Boys B at the National Sprint Regatta in May 2013 (1st K4 1000m and K2 1000m, 2nd in the K2 500m, 4th 500m K1). The National Sprint Championships in September saw two gold medals for Sim in the Boys B events: 500m K1 and 1000m K1, as a result of which he was promoted to Boys A. Matt Parkes took gold in the 500m K1 Boys C at the June regatta and was promoted to Boys B. In the Essex Sprint series, first place series trophies were won by Rosie Whittington (u10F), Toby Booth (u10M), Megan Kenny (u18F), and Catherine Robinson (u23F).

Catherine Robinson became u23 Champion in the last race of the 2013 National Wavehopper Wild Water Racing Championships at Nottingham on 15 September.